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A Hyperbola-1 solid rocket lifts off from Jiuquan spaceport, July 29, 2025, carrying the HS-9 software-defined remote sensing satellite into orbit. Credit: iSpace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup iSpace successfully sent a satellite into orbit early Tuesday with a solid fueled rocket mission a year after a launch failure. To continue reading this article: Register

Key Takeaways: Over 90% of global bitcoin mining hardware is built by three Chinese firms: Bitmain, Canaan, and MicroBT. All three are now manufacturing in the U.S. to sidestep Trump-era tariffs and ease geopolitical tensions. U.S. firms and officials warn of national security risks as Chinese hardware integrates into American infrastructure. As the U.S. ramps

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At Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval — the same arena where Olympians in 2022 carved across the ice — the opening ceremony looked familiar enough: lights, flags, fanfare, and athletes lined up for a global contest. But instead of figure skaters or hockey players, the stars were steel-jointed humanoid robots. They danced hip-hop, performed martial

Science & Nature In February, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced a plan to eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025....

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A worker colors a lantern at a workshop in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie) BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China's intangible cultural heritage workshops are proving a powerful force for rural revitalization, with over 11,000 such workshops preserving traditional crafts, creating jobs and boosting local economies, official data shows. These

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